Tom Orsborn: Young Lakers take lead from Kobe

MARIINA DEL REY, Calif. – When it comes to being a cutthroat competitor, few in the league match Kobe Bryant. His younger teammates have taken note of that trait and are doing their best to emulate him.

Last night, they did a pretty decent job in destroying an old, tired Spurs team.

“Killer instinct, that’s right,” Jordan Farmar was quoted as saying in the Los Angeles Times. “We are starting to pick it up from Kobe, the guy who had the most killer instinct that’s ever been. “We’re really trying to get that killer instinct of Kobe’s because we know that’s the one thing that can help us grow into a championship team.”